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Mobilising Sustainable Finance to Halt and Reverse Nature Loss

Vivien Teu contributed as one of the co-authors to the HKGFA Nature Finance report – “Mobilising Sustainable Finance to Halt and Reverse Nature Loss” – a timely release following recent COP30 referred to as “Nature COP”. From considering policy and regulatory drivers in the role of frameworks on sustainable finance practices, highlighting dependency risks along with ecosystem services and nature-based solutions as opportunities, to showcasing nature-related financing approaches and case studies, this offers a comprehensive overview on the latest thinking and leading sustainable finance transactions on nature.

Sustainable Finance for nature should be science-based, strategic and purposeful with intentionality on specific sustainability or impact goals (including avoiding negative harm) – beyond conservation, to restore, regenerate and leverage nature-based solutions for humanity and biodiversity to thrive, climate and nature considerations and frameworks need to be integrated and become an integral part of financial systems. With growing adoption of TNFD and anticipated nature-related disclosures under ISSB S3, the market should be prepared, and not only wait for regulations to future-proof. There are already many standards and frameworks to guide, as outlined in the report’s chapter on pathways to biodiversity-informed financial decisions.

With its ecological as well as capital market significance, HongKong has unique opportunities to lead in nature finance and be a centre for Asia, while we are delighted to have had the chance to share also on Malaysia’s national policy as one of the top 12 biodiversity-rich countries and on details of the key questions and criteria of the environmental objective on protection of healthy ecosystem and biodiversity EO3 and DNSH Standard of the ASEAN Taxonomy.

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For a deeper perspective on Vivien Teu’s journey and earlier contributions, visit the archived website of Vivien Teu & Co LLP at archive.vteu.co. The archive captures the firm’s foundations in corporate and commercial law, with a strong focus on asset management, funds, and financial services in Hong Kong and Greater China. Today, Vivien Teu Law Practice leads with impact focus, with its emphasis and dedication on sustainable finance, ESG integration, impact investing, social finance and philanthropy, reflecting a continued commitment to aligning law and purpose.

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Vivien Teu is Founder & Principal of Vivien Teu Law Practice / VTLP Impact.  With more than 25 years in-depth experiences in capital markets, financial institutions and asset management industry, financial services, financial and securities regulatory matters, funds formation, investment and finance transactions, Vivien is market leading in her focus on ESG legal and regulatory issues, increasingly integrated into her advisory and transactional practice. She has been active in impact ecosystem building, contributing to standard setting and industry engagements on sustainability, ESG and impact issues and sustainable finance, specifically in the investment and capital markets, holistically covering regulatory, legal and policy perspectives, and advises across the spectrum of capital, ESG issues and asset classes, public and private markets, for-profit, non-profit organisations or hybrid structures, and range of fund structures and financing instruments.

Prior to establishing Vivien Teu Law Practice / VTLP Impact, Vivien has solid industry experience from strategic roles throughout her career, including senior in-house legal experience with global asset management firm, Invesco, and practised with leading international funds and regulatory practice including magic circle law firm Clifford Chance, and most recently with global law firm Dentons, where Vivien assumed key roles as sustainable finance lead on the Global ESG Steering Committee, Global Funds Leaders Group and Global Financial Institutions Practice Group, driving impact focus within mainstream finance and capital markets.  Vivien’s leadership in sustainable finance, global funds and industry engagement is matched with her commitment to community and ecosystem building. 

With the vision of the role of law in purposeful partnerships and projects, to align capital with sustainability and increasing focus on measurable positive environmental and social outcomes, Vivien’s experiences include advising asset owners, asset managers and also charitable foundations in establishing purpose-led initiatives, related stewardship and governance considerations and structure design, B Lab’s legal requirements and certification standards for B Corps, green and sustainable finance frameworks and instruments, legal issues of carbon markets and climate transition, climate mitigation and adaptation strategies and funds, nature-based solutions and finance, impact term-sheets and other innovative finance instruments for impact, advocacy efforts as well as engaging in market proposals for policy, legal and regulatory levers for advancing sustainability and impact.   

 

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